FAQ
LIDARC understands your concerns. In anticiaption of commonly asked questions, we present the following FAQ page.
What are the closest airports to LIDARC?
John F. Kennedy Airport
JFK is an international airport located in Queens County. It is the top international airport in the US. It is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Ninety airlines operate out of JFK. The first commercial flight was on July 1, 1948. It was originally known as Idlewild Airport then Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport and JFK after the president was assonated.
JFK is 22.7 miles from 1025 Old Country Road
LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia is located on Flushing Bay. Originally named Glenn H. Curtiss Airport then later changed to LaGuardia after the New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia. In 1960 it was voted the “greatest airport in the world” by the worldwide aviation community. The Port Authority of New York operates the airport. It is the smallest out of all three New York metropolitan airports (others being Newark and JFK) however, it is bigger than MacArthur airport. It is popular due to its central location and proximity to Manhattan.
LaGuardia is 22.4 miles from 1025 Old Country Road
MacArthur Airport
A public airport located in Ronkonkoma, Long Island. It is 7 miles northeast of the central business district of the town of Islip, which owns and operates it. It is named after General Douglas MacArthur. It is the only airport in Suffolk or Nassau County that has services from major airlines and serves over 2 million passengers a year.
MacArthur is 28.53 miles from 1025 Old Country Road
Republic Airport
Republic Airport is located in East Farmingdale on Long Island. Republic Airport was developed by Sherman Fairchild as the Fairchild Flying Field in East Farmingdale on Long Island, NY in late 1927 as his flying field and airplane factory on Motor Avenue in South Farmingdale was inadequate to support the mass production of his FC-2 and Model 71 airplanes. The airport has a two story terminal building serving charter flights to short distances such as Atlantic City, New Jersey and New York City. This airport is only used for private airplanes not commercial airlines.
Republic Airport is 12 miles from 1025 Old Country Road
How close is public transportation to LIDARC?
There are 3 Long Island Railroad stations within a 5 mile radius. Also at each train station, taxi cabs are available.
Mineola 4.6 miles
Hicksville 2.0 miles
Westbury 2.2 miles
What are the major highways that are close to LIDARC? And where can people park?
Wantagh Parkway
Meadowbrook Parkway
Northern State
Southern State
Long Island Expressway
There is off street parking available. There is a parking lot designated for 1025 Old Country Road and there are also multiple garages.
How close is LIDARC to emergency services?
Police Department
1490 Franklin Avenue
Mineola, NY 11501
4.5 miles from 1025 Old Country Road
Fire Department and Ambulance dispatcher
20 E. Marie Street
Hicksville, NY 11801
2.45 miles from 1025 Old Country Road
Westbury Fire Department
355 Maple Ave
Westbury, NY 11590
1.9 miles from 1025 Old Country Road
How long can your facility operate if there is an outage?
LIDARC has UPS back up in the data center and Fiber room that automatically switches if there is an outage. On average the UPS run for 14-16 seconds until the generator is running the facility. The UPS can run for 15 minutes at full capacity. Secondly, LIDARC can run for 12 hours at 100% capacity in the data center and fiber room on generator power. We also have contracts with two companies for fuel. LIDARC is the big fish in the little pond of colocation providers in Long Island.
What happens if there is a hurricane and are you in a flood zone?
Long Island is somewhat vulnerable to hurricanes. Its northern location and relatively cool waters tend to weaken storms to below hurricane strength by the time they reach Long Island. However, if one were to hit Long Island, LIDARC is located in the center of Long Island and is over 110 feet above sea level.
If you look at the map below, we are well out of the 100 year flood zone. 1025 Old Country Road can withstand winds up to 150 MPH. Furthermore, LIDARC is father away from the water than any data center in Manhattan.
LIDARC is an Empire Zone. What does that mean? And how does that help me?
Empire Zone is an area of up to two-non contiguous miles in which tax incentives are offered by the state of New York. This program was designed to bring new businesses and jobs to the state. Currently there are 82 empire zones in New York and 9,800 certified businesses operating within them.
How many carrier fiber entrances are at LIDARC?
There are four conduits from Bond Street, two aerials, two from man holes and one entrance on Old Country Road. There are also two diverse conduits from the buildings existing phone room to the fiber room. We are currently building another man hole entrance on State Street. This will tie in three aerials and two more man holes.
Is there only one carrier available at LIDARC?
No, the building is carrier neutral which means there is a choice of servers that can be used. The carriers are OpenAcess, OCG, and Optimum Lightpath. This is beneficial because it gives clients options rather than a single carrier to take.